IIA in the News (2010)

• Massive solar storm nears Earth (Hindustantimes, August 04, 2010)
• IIA scientists hold crucial tests at Easter Island (Express News Service Bangalore , July 12, 2010)
• India joins mega telescope project to unravel cosmic mysteries (Deccan Herald,28 June 2010 )
• India joins next generation 30m telescope project on Mauna Kea (DNA, 28 June 2010 )
• India joins multinational telescope project (The Hindu, 26 June 2010 )
• India joins 30-Meter Telescope project as observer(Zee News, 25 June 2010 )
• India joins the Thirty Meter Telescope Project as an observer (All India Today, 27 June 2010 )




IIA in the News (Earlier postings)




• Close shave and pure joy (The Telegraph,23rd July 2009)
• IIA scientists conduct solar experiments in China (Deccan Herald,23rd July 2009)
• Scientists study China eclipse (Deccan Chronicle,23rd July 2009)
• Scientists conduct experiments to study sun during eclipse (DNA,22nd July 2009)
• Indian team will observe solar eclipse in China (Rediffnews,18th July 2009)
• IIA to keep an eye on total eclipse from China (Express buzz,16th July 2009)
• IIA to set up two camps to study eclipse (Webindia123,15th July 2009)
• IIA astronomers for Shanghai (The Hindu,03rd July 2009)
• 'She is an Astronomer': Profiles
• IIA to start a joint Ph.D programme in astrophysics with Pondicherry University (29th April, 2009)
• Interview with Prof. Hasan "A much sought after profession!" (Report in Education Times, 22nd May, 2009)
• Observatory with museum at varsity soon ( The Hindu, 29th April 2009 )
• Asteroids discovered at the Vainu Bappu Observatory named after two distinguished Indian scientists
• Research from J. Javaraiah et al has provided new information about solar physics (Physics Week)
• All about Astrophysics (Report in Education Times, 9th March 2009)
• Press release for the launch of Kepler mission on 7th March 2009
• Science and Technology Dept's tableau to focus on astronomy ( The Hindu, 24th January 2009 )
• Science and Technology Dept's tableau to focus on astronomy ( chennaionline, 24th January 2009 )
• India celebrates 60th Republic Day ( The Hindu, 26th January 2009 )
• Science and Technology Dept's tableau to focus on astronomy ( Press Trust of India, , 26th January 2009)
• Science and Technology Deptt's tableau to focus on astronomy ( Samay Live, 24th January 2009 )
• Solar physics going through renaissance( The Hindu, 03rd December 2008 )
• When moon, Jupiter & Venus smiled ( Deccan Herald, 02nd December 2008 )
• 4-day international meet at IIA ( Deccan Herald, 20th November 2008 )
• Taking astronomy to the public (Hindu, 08th September 2008)
• Lecture on astronomy today (Hindu, 07th September 2008)
• A space walk is like doing a ballet (Hindu, 13th August 2008)
• India’s largest solar telescope to be ready by 2013 (Hindu, 12th August 2008)
• IIA developing solar telescope (Deccan herald, 12th August 2008)
• What's the Weather Like on Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b? (Universe Today, 15th July 2008)
• The M.Tech-Ph.D course in astronomical instrumentation (Calcutta Telegraph, 3rd July 2008)
• Quasar jets silenced by abortions in space (Nature India 10th June 2008)
• Tunguska: 100 Years Later (Deccan Herald 1st July 2008)
• Paper from IIA-ISRO members has bagged the first prize of Rs.10,000/- at Ooty NSSS meeting
• ISRO planning to launch satellite to study the sun (THE HINDU, 13th January 2008)
• Science kits for studying the Sun
  (THE HINDU, 5th December 2007)
• Hail! Dark Master, we owe our lives to you!
  (Deccan Herald, 27th November 2007)
• Space launches and the cost factor
  (THE HINDU, 16th November 2007)
• The report of the National Knowledge Commission - A Personal Reflection
  (ANWESHI - TheASTHA Newsletter, 5th October 2007)
• The Final Frontier
  (The Times of India, 30th September 2007)
• To boldly go where Man is poised to go! (Deccan Herald, 25th September 2007)
• In the Galaxy of Science (DNA, Mumbai, 18th September 2007)
• A new book entitled, `Diffraction-Limited Imaging with Large and Moderate
  Telescopes' - Swapan K Saha, 2007, World Scientific Publishing Company,
  Singapore, has been released ( 26th June 2007)
• Gliese 581c is too far away (D.C.V. Mallik, 11th May 2007)
• Earthy Exoplanets (C Sivaram, Deccan Herald, 8th May 2007)
• Sun takes centre stage (K. E. Rangarajan,
  Deccan Herald, Science & Technology, 17th April 2007 )
• Starry eyed surprise (C. Sivaram,
  Deccan Herald, Science & Technology, 27th March 2007 )
• Siraj Hasan in the Editorial Board of the international journal SOLAR PHYSICS (February 2007)
• American Astronomical Society Confers Highest Honor on David Lambert (22 February 2007)
• A burst of brightnes
  (Deccan Herald, Science & Technology, May 2006)
• Merging White Dwarfs Create Helium Stars (Universe Today, 09 March 2006)
• A celestial surprise ( Frontline, 28 January 2006)
• India clue to planet hunt (The Telegraph, 23 January 2006)
• Indian insight cracks giant astral puzzle (The Telegraph, 11 January 2006)
• Polarised light may reveal hidden exoplanets (NewScientist, 15 November 2005)